Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for January 31
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| January 31, 1733 |
The Trustees demand the resignation of three trustees, who had used funds they raised for chartering a vessel and allowing Jewish colonists to go to Georgia
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| January 31, 1779 |
British take Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| January 31, 1783 |
George Walton chosen as Chief Justice, John Martin Treasurer, and John Milton Secretary of State for Georgia
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George Walton
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| January 31, 1840 |
Farewell dinner held for Abraham Baldwin Longstreet, who will be leaving his law practice to assume the presidency of Emory University
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University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) |
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Emory University |
| January 31, 1893 |
Coca-Cola patented
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Coca-Cola |
| January 31, 1919 |
Jackie Robinson born, Cairo
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Jackie Robinson |
| January 31, 1928 |
Legendary R&B singer Chuck Willis is born, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Chuck Willis |
| January 31, 1950 |
Allatoona Dam (Cartersville, GA) begins generating electricity |
| January 31, 1978 |
Fire destroys the Loew's Grand Theatre, site of the premier of David O. Selznick's Gone With The Wind
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Gone With The Wind
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| January 31, 1991 |
House votes to put up the question of instituting a Georgia lottery to the voters |
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Georgia Lottery |
| January 31, 1999 |
The Atlanta Falcons lose to the Denver Broncos, 34-19 in Super Bowl XXXIII
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Atlanta Falcons |
| January 31, 2000 |
At a post-Super Bowl party Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar are stabbed to death outside the Cobalt Lounge in Buckhead. Ray Lewis, Reginald Oakley and Joseph Sweeting are charged with the crime |
| January 31, 2001 |
Governor Roy Barnes signs into law a bill changing the design of the state flag.
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| January 31, 2002 |
3 West Georgia baseball players charged with sexual assault
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Woman assaulted in apartment of 3 UWG baseball players |
| January 31, 2002 |
Olga Korbut arrested for shoplifting at a Gwinnett County Publix
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Olga Korbut shoplifting |
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Gwinnett County, Georgia |
| January 31, 2008 |
Gary Hilton pleads guilty to murdering Meredith Emerson. |
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Meredith Emerson |
| January 31, 2011 |
Walton County's Besse Cooper becomes the oldest living person in the world. |
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Walton County, Georgia |
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